Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with HGUC/MG

Upper body close-up

Head

Beam katar swords mounted on both sides of the back

Arms and weapons

Super Robot War R- G UN - Leg section (1/3)

Leg section

A variety of hands are included.

The beam katar sword parts have the grip molded together with the hand.

Twin Magna Rifle. Short and chunky.

The grip and hand are molded together for better proportions.

Pretty average articulation that falls just short of 90 degrees..

The beam katar swords on the back can rotate to some degree.

Super Robot War R- G UN - Fist action. Real men fight bare-handed! (1/3)

Fist action. Real men fight bare-handed!

Twin Magna Rifle action

Super Robot War R- G UN - Firing pose (1/4)

Super Robot War R- G UN - Firing pose (2/4)

Firing pose

Remove the beam katar sword, then pull the back-of-hand cover outward and...

Super Robot War R- G UN - You can use them like a pair of blades. (1/4)

Super Robot War R- G UN - You can use them like a pair of blades. (2/4)

You can use them like a pair of blades.

Super Robot War R- G UN - T-Link Boomerang formed by connecting two beam katar swords (1/4)

Super Robot War R- G UN - T-Link Boomerang formed by connecting two beam katar swords (2/4)

T-Link Boomerang formed by connecting two beam katar swords

Together with previously released Super Robot Wars siblings.

This is the 1/144 R-GUN — a design so sharp and angular that it just screams "this is a Katoki Hajime design!" the moment you lay eyes on it. The reason it's called the R-GUN is because the unit itself transforms into one giant gun. In the lore, the robot mode is called Personal Trooper Mode, and the gun-transformed form is called Metal Genocider Mode, but... due to scale limitations, the transformation feature isn't implemented.

Metal Genocide mode

First off, the colorful color scheme is reproduced really well, making this a typical Kotobukiya Super Robot Wars kit that feels satisfying even as a straight build. True to Kotobukiya's style, the proportions are solid, and as expected from a Katoki Hajime design, it looks really sharp. Articulation is below average and pretty unremarkable, but the overall look is so nice that it still strikes a decent pose with minimal effort.

The R-GUN checks all the boxes visually, but... the snap-fit connections are on the weaker side compared to other kits, so there are quite a few spots you'll need to glue down. You can get it assembled without glue, but the moment you try to handle it, parts start falling off left and right — so this is definitely a kit where I'd strongly recommend gluing. Once you've got the glue applied properly, joint strength is actually fine and parts don't tend to pop off much when you're posing it.

If you're a fan of colorful kits that look great even as a straight build, this one is highly recommended. :-)

Super Robot War R-GUN | 2005. 9 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.